Social Work (Hons)

Overview

This Social Work (Hons) course is designed to develop your professional knowledge and skills so that you may achieve a recognised social work qualification with eligibility to apply for registration with Social Work England

Career

On successful completion of this course, you will have the requisite knowledge, skills and values to successfully enter the social work profession. The course has embedded the employability of graduates as a major stem throughout the degree programme by ensuring currency in the curriculum.

You’ll be encouraged to put theory into practice on placement in a range of social work and social care settings, learning from complex situations and being supported by experienced social work practitioners. You’ll be supported to develop the self-efficacy, autonomy, self-awareness, reflective ability, emotional intelligence and the organisational skills to work as an effective and empathic social worker. We will support you in your final year as you transition to employment through a range of initiatives with local employers.

On successful completion of this course, you’ll be eligible to apply to register as a social worker with Social Work England (additional costs may apply) and consolidate your identity as a Newly Qualified Social Worker. Previous graduates from social work qualifying programmes at Coventry University have had excellent career prospects in the caring professions, supported by our close links with local employers, who are actively involved in the design, delivery and assessment of the programme. There remain healthy employment rates in the local area for qualified local authority social workers, however previous graduates have also gone on to wider range of positions in the NHS and voluntary sector.